List of Murdered Popes

List Of Murdered Popes

Several Roman Catholic popes have been murdered. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to a beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found.

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